Long-term remission of nondysplastic Barrett's esophagus after multipolar electrocoagulation ablation: Report of 139 patients with 10 years of follow-up

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 651-658

  Allison, Harmony ^a   Banchs, Maria Alexandra ^a   Bonis, Peter A ^b   Guelrud, Moises ^a,b  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Policlinica Metropolitana   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Abbreviations; Barrett's esophagus; BE; MPEC; multipolar electrocoagulation; radiofrequency ablation; RFA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BIOPSY; CHROMOENDOSCOPY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPOLAR ELECTROCOAGULATION ABLATION; NONDYSPLASTIC BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION;

AGED; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BIOPSY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; METAPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953246796     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2010.09.037     Document Type: Article

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